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I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species.

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

10,000 Birds

For birds, this guide follows the Clements list (2007, with revisions through 2013), so it is mostly compatible with your eBird app. and to get my bearings I need some, however rough sketch of the area. The endemics of the Albertine Rift Mountains are marked in bold, 10 mammals and 26 birds.

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